Hey everyone, this is Siddhu from Semaphore! Thanks for tuning into this episode of the SemaFORECAST. On today’s episode, I talk to Sean from the band Glom about his journey to being the front person of an indie band in the age of social media and what it’s like to live with his creative partner among other topics. Hope you enjoy!

GLOM Links:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@newyorkglom
IG: https://www.instagram.com/newyorkglom

Semaphore Links:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@semaphoremusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semaphoremusic/

We review 2021’s “Cavalcade” by Black Midi. I mean, they’ve released like 4 more albums in the interim, but boy oh boy is this one special.

Other topics in this episode:

• Black Midi is the Gen Z Tool
• To record to a grid or not to record to a grid
• How technology (and expectations) drives music production
• Free yazz and Henry Cow and Art Bears and Fred Frith, oh my…
• Hypocritical truths and industry plants

What week is it????? Have you missed us?

In this episode, we discuss “ULTRAPOP” by The Armed

#refract 

We also discuss:

• The Sick New World festival 
• The reunion of Hella
• Tony Royster Jr (Jay Z’s drummer)
• Digital Blank/ Silence
• Kurt Ballou productions
• What our favorite promo campaigns have been (including the one for this album)
• Hyper Pop
• AND THEN JAY LAYS DOWN THE LAW and we discuss why The Armed is basically Of Montreal/ The Strokes/ Broken Social Scene
• and then we talk about Erowid.org for some reason lmao 

We discuss “Absolutely” by Dijon

What else comes up in this one you might ask?

• On Cinema at the Cinema
• Channel Orange’s influence on alternative R&B
• LA vs NYC stuff, you know how it is?

I mean, this dude’s name is Dijon, is he related to mustard or something?

Today, we discuss Siddhu’s favorite album of 2021: "to hell with it" by PinkPantheress. If you haven’t heard this album yet, you’re missing out big time! Modern TikTok drum and bass for the youths. In this episode:

• Erik Satie, the Tristan chord, and  interpolation
• Regular a** people TikTok
• Watching society crumble in real-time
• Baby seals
• J*e R**g*n
• loop-based-music, J Dilla, and Boards of Canada
• and more!

We review our favorite post-chad-core album of 2021, GLOW ON by Turnstile!
We discuss:
- What it means for punk to be "for the kids"
- Why we think this album was the breakthrough success for the band
- Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange
- What happens when hardcore bands discover emotions
- The Hot-Blooded podcast with Cat Jones
and more!!

Also!
If there are any bands/songs/albums you want us to review or react to, please send us suggestions to our Instagram: @SemaphoreMusic

We discuss Bloodmoon I by Converge/ Chelsea Wolfe/ Stephen Brodsky, an album that has been in the making for a long time. Through our discussion we hit on:
- Why we love every musician on this record
- What are our favorite and least favorite supergroups
- A defense of butt rock and subtlety 

Most importantly, Ben Koller for President 2024!

It's finally time for Siddhu's pick! And guess what - the sparks finally fly in this one?!
- What space does grunge have in today's world?
- Why is Gish by Smashing Pumpkins so easy to rip?
- Did Jay's mic die in the second half of the recording?

Listen in to hear the answers to these and many more questions!

We talk about the live version of the re-recording of Mr. Bungle's first self-released demo tape from 1986.
We discuss: 

• Our first recordings 
• Making mixtapes for crushes in high school
• The Mike Patton Infatuation Education Information Situation

On a separate note, did you know we’re just the progeny of Trevor Dunn? 🤪

In this season of the podcast, each member of Semaphore chose a number of their favorite albums from 2021 and forced each other to listen to them. Today, they discuss Niko's pick: "Chemz/ Dolphinz" by Burial. Through the conversation, they bring up what it means to be a modern DJ and how venues can influence live sound production decisions.